Antiskid-chain fastener



Oct. 27, 1925 J. A. LUKE ANTISKID CHAIN FASTENER Filed Feb. 12 1925 llln r In) Patented Oct. 27, 1925 UNITED iMur JAMES A. LUKE, OF CLEVELAND,0R10, ASSIGNOR 0F @NE-HALF T0 ,EDWARD IN.

SMITH, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.ANTSKD-CHAIN FASTENER.

Application filed February 12, 1925.

To all whom t may concern Be it lrnown that I, Janus A. Lune, a citizenof the United States7 residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahogaand State of Ulrio, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements inAntislrid-Ghain Fasteners, of which the following is aspecitication.

This invention relates to improvements in anti-skid chain fasteners,having for an object the provision of means for securing shorttransverse or cross chains to the wheels of automobile trucks and thelike vehicles.

A further object is to provide a fastening device of the character abovestated which may be easily manipulated for attachment to a wheel and atthe same time will reliably retain a cross-chain in proper relativeposition upon the wheel..

lt is likewise an object to provide a fastener of this character ofextremely simple* construction and so formed as to be comparativelyinexpensive in manufacture.

@ther objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

In order that the invention and its mode of operation may be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art, l have in the accompanyingillustrative drawings and detailed description thereof pointed out thepreferred embodiment of the same.

Figure l is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a truck wheel showingmy irnproved chain fastener associated therewith;

Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the fastening bar or device;and

Figure 3 is a detail view partially in section showing the steps takenin application of the device.

In -the accompanying drawings and throughout the following specificationsimilar characters of reference designate similar parts.

This chain fastening device is engageable with the felloe l? of a wheel,while the antiskid chain C entends across or transversely over the tireT. The fastening device or bar is preferably formed as illustrated andcomprises a length of metal relatively wide at the one end and taperingor converging toward its other end.' The narrow end portion is flattenedat right angles to the face of the bar and is provided with an apertureor eyelet 5 in which one end of the crosschain C is preferablypermanently fixed.

Serial No. 8,686.

lit point adjacent the wide end5 the bar is offset or bent away from themain portion to form a substantially ttl-shaped recess 6' in which isarranged a catch member or lug as shown in Figure 3. This catch memberor is in the ,form of a rivet-like element and is designed to into alink of chain C as clearly shown in `Figure 3. @ne end wall 8 of thisrecess 6 is preferably though not necessarily curved while the other orouter wall 9 is arranged at right angles to the side wall l() in whichthe lug or catch member 7 is fixed. The second named or right angularlyformed wall 9 terminates at a point longitudinally alined with the bodyll of the bar or fastening device., at which point the metal is bentinto a plane with the body ll as clearly illustrated. i hook portion orstop linger l2 is formed through bending the wide end of the bar at aright angle to the body ll and to the opposite side from that in whichthe recess G is formed. As shown, this stop finger orhook l2 engages onecorner of the felloe and due to the relative arrangement of the portioncarrying the eyelet 5, movement between the fastening device and thefelloe is limited.

ln order that a link of the anti-skid chain C may be slipped over thecatch member or ylug Z l slot or notch the end and side walls 9 and 10,these notches merging as indicated quite clearly in Figure 2. Thisarrangement provides a substantially l.shaped opening i3 and as shown inFigure 3, a link to be slipped over the lug 7 will have one end passedthrough the opening in an inclined position and after it has beeninserted a sufficient distance the outer end of the link .will bepressed downwardly or toward the body ll of the bar thus completing theattaching operation.

Tt is obvious that attachment and detachment of this device isconsiderably facilitated due to the extremely simple construe 'l tionand it is also clear that the cost of manufacturing is materiallylessened.

Certain changes in minor details of construction may be resorted to, andsuch of these changes as may fall within the scope Cil said devicecomprising, a bar -arrangeable transversely upon a ielloe,` means forlimiting relative movement of the bar upon the elloe a` portion of saidbei being @iii-set to form a recess between the bei' and feline7 and alug carried by the bar and arranged in the recess, said off-set portionhaving a slet to permit insertion of one elia-in link for engagementwith said lug.

2. A device for fastening a transverse anti-skid chain to an ent mobiieWheel, said device comprising a tiansv rsely arnanged bar adapted tospan a felice, means at opposite ends of the par to limit its transversemovement on the. elloe, .an offset pertion in the bar forming a recess'between the bar and felle-e, and eaten member ai ranged in `the recess,seid offset portion having; a slot to permit insertion ot' a chain linkfor engagement with the eaten member.

3. A :fastening device of the ensiraet-er ment of the device whenarranged upon a elloe. v

il. A fastening device of 'the character set forth, comprising` anelongated fiat bar liaving one relatively Wide end portion, an oilsetadjacent end portion, a lng arranged in the. oii'set portion, asnbetantielly L-shaped.

transverse elet 'formed in said ott-set, a stop n i 1 l s linger at thei-Jmened end poi tion, end means to permit attachment of a cham link tothe other end of said device.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature.

JAMES A. LUKE.

